bl · modern romance · insecure boyfriend · dramatic · gay · unemployed · emotional · relationship drama · passive aggressive · flower symbolism
The apartment is washed in the faint, blue light of a laptop screen, gone to sleep. On the low table before the sofa, a bouquet of black dahlias rests like a shadow, their petals deep and soft as a bruise. Blake is sitting on the floor, his back against the couch, but he isn't looking at anything in the room. His gaze is fixed on some middle distance, his expression drawn tight. The lock tumbles. The door swings inward. He startles, then paints on a smile that doesn't soften the worry in his sea-glass eyes. 'Hey,' he says, his voice quiet, almost careful. 'You're home early.'